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Visual Artist Lakshmi Mohanbabu to Debut New CollectionUpcoming release will include art that highlights individualism to combat socio-cultural influences

Nov 12th, 2017 – Established Visual artist Lakshmi Mohanbabu has announced that she will debut a brand new collection of art in November 2017. The upcoming collection will include a series of portraits designed to highlight individualism in a world where everyone’s lives are under microscopic scrutiny.

Socio-cultural influences have an impact on human behavior and the way human behavior is passed down, which can be seen in the determination for what is age and gender appropriate. This can lead to biases, which define how people react to sexism, homophobia, and sexuality. Even colors are associated with socio-cultural impacts, as Mohanbabu explains:

“Colors worn for various occasions, may be diametrically opposite from one group to another group of people. Black is the color of mourning for some groups of people and white for others. White may symbolize purity and is worn by brides in some cultures and yet viewed as an absence of color and therefore worn by widows in other cultures which may favor fire colors such as red and yellow. Blue is the color for baby boys and pink for baby girls in western cultures but has no such significance in other cultures.”

Mohanbabu questions how these preconceived notions translate from culture to culture, where different traditions and beliefs are observed. For instance, self, anxiety, and depression might not relate in the same context when observed in new cultural settings.

According to Mohanbabu, her new series of portraits examines individuality. “Age or race does not define the color of skin or hair. Men and women have metallic lips colorful skin and glasses. The glasses help depict the view of the external world it’s reflection and influences on the mind.”

Each portrait features an acrylic frame allowing light to filter through to the background, and the glasses in the portrait are designed to gives an illusion of the same light filtering onto the face in the painting.

Interasections.sg​Fans of local artist, Lakshmi Mohanbabu will get to enjoy her showcase entitled “Interaction Series” as it displays on the world’s largest HDTV series, at Suntec City Convention & Exhibition Centre.The display is currently on showcase from now to 17 Feb 2017.Life size paintings of the series is also on show at the M.A.D Museum in Tanglin. For more details of the series, click here.

Lakshmi Mohanbabu interview with New Art United reviled a simple fact, that an artist’s world cannot be without creation. Over the past two decades the artist Lakshmi Mohanbabu, taught fashion design, illustration, design history, while she never stopped producing her own artworks. The focus on art and design and the need to communicate and to create has followed Lakshmi Mohanbabu from the beginning. Spending her childhood in Afghanistan during the late 70’s and 80’s is often cited as the reason why the artist turned to creation. Witnessing devastation around her, this was her act of rebellion, and her way to create hope. Focused on creating artworks which at times investigate the expressiveness of the female face, pure joy and atmosphere of colour, and expressiveness of line drawing, Mohanbabu’s image speak of deeper issues concerning the energy surrounding us, the balance between the contrasting states, and what it is to be free. The sense of freedom and bravery which allow the expression of oneself radiate from the artist’s images.

Wanting to learn more about what stands behind the line, the simplified color combination, and how does Mohanbabu balance her career as a visual artist, designer, architect, and a teacher, Widewalls was quick to ask for a chance to speak with the author. Delighted that the author found the time to speak with us, we offer the world of pure creation, joy, and learning that Lakshmi Mohanbabu interview reveals.

DPM Teo Chee Hean @ NCCS charity event Colours of hope.

Ms Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State for Community, Culture and Youth. Singapore